Harris Courthouses Closed Tomorrow 1/28, no Java with Judges

Harris County courthouses to be closed to public Tuesday because of the weather

HOUSTON (Monday, Jan. 27) – Harris County courthouses will be closed to the public Tuesday due to the predicted icy conditions, said Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel.

Trials will be suspended for the day. Jury service – the process of selecting new jurors – run by the Harris County District Clerk’s Office also will be cancelled. The courthouses will be open for at least some employees.

Daniel said the county Office of Court Administration notified him of the closings Monday afternoon.

“The District Clerk’s Office greatly appreciates the jurors and hundreds of prospective jurors who planned on coming,” Daniel said. “But given the poor road conditions that are predicted for Tuesday, I prefer that these people remain safe at home.”

The cancellation means that prospective jurors summoned to appear Tuesday Jan. 28 do not have to appear and do not have to reschedule their jury service.

Daniel’s office oversees jury service for state district courts and county-at-law courts in Harris County. Municipal and federal courts are separate operations from the county courts.

The county courthouses are expected to re-open Wednesday Jan. 29, when jury service will resume.

From HBA:

HBA/CLE Java with the Judges Cancelled

The Houston Bar Association “Java with the Judges” scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 28th, from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at the Harris County Civil Courthouse has been cancelled due to courthouse closures.